Benue’s ex-governor Samuel Ortom announces G5’s backing for President Bola Tinubu’s potential 2027 re-election during an event hosted by Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt. 

The G5, including Wike, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Seyi Makinde, and Okezie Ikpeazu, all PDP chieftains, supported Wike and opposed Atiku Abubakar’s 2023 presidential bid. Ortom emphasizes Tinubu’s administrative prowess, advocating for his role in fixing the country. “If we work to ensure Bola Ahmed succeeds, there will be tomorrow for anybody to even contest the election at all,” Ortom said.

“Our leader, Nyesom Wike, has already made a declaration that in 2027, we are supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “We have nowhere to go because that is what Nigerians believe. Even the past administration that took Nigeria from top to bottom, we allowed them to work for eight years.

“So, why can’t a seasoned administrator in the person of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rule us for eight years?” Ortom added that Tinubu would address the challenges Nigerians are facing.

Ada Peter